You are here:

ARCHIVED - Photo Gallery 2014

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or record-keeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (left), is joined by (from left to right) RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson; Chair of the RCMP External Review Committee, Elizabeth M. Walker; and Chair of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, Ian McPhail, in Ottawa on Monday, December 1, 2014, at a press conference to announce the coming into force of the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act, which provides legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability of the RCMP in its service to Canadians.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Ottawa on Monday, December 1, 2014, to announce the coming into force of the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act, which provides legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability of the RCMP in its service to Canadians.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (left), is joined by RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, in Ottawa on Monday, December 1, 2014, at a press conference to announce the coming into force of the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act, which provides legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability of the RCMP in its service to Canadians.Full size image

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, in Ottawa on Monday, December 1, 2014, at a press conference to announce the coming into force of the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act, which provides legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability of the RCMP in its service to Canadians.Full size image

Minister Blaney announcing the Government of Canada's intention to introduce legislative changes to the CSIS Act, joined by (Left) Andy Ellis – Assistant Director of CSIS Operations, and Janice Armstrong – RCMP Deputy Commissioner, in Banff on October 16, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), joined by Duane McNair, Vice President of Finance and Administration for Algonquin College (right), visits tradeshow booths at Algonquin College's Cyber Security Day, in Ottawa, on Friday, October 3, 2014.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (left), meets with the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, in Ottawa, Ontario on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, to discuss security issues of mutual interest including countering violent extremism and protecting shared borders. Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, delivers remarks at the Canadian Police and Peace Officers' 37th Annual Memorial Service, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, September 28th 2014, paying tribute to the Canadian police and peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, lays a wreath at the Canadian Police and Peace Officers' 37th Annual Memorial Service, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, September 28th 2014, paying tribute to the Canadian police and peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), shakes hands with Yair Lapid, Minister of Finance of the State of Israel, after signing a Declaration of Intent to begin negotiations on a Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Monday, September 15, in Tel Aviv, Israel.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), and Yair Lapid, Minister of Finance of the State of Israel, sign a Declaration of Intent to begin negotiations on a Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Monday, September 15, in Tel Aviv, Israel.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), and Yair Lapid, Minister of Finance of the State of Israel, sign a Declaration of Intent to begin negotiations on a Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Monday, September 15, in Tel Aviv, Israel.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announces the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announces the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance (2nd from right), on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is joined by (from left to right) Cathryn Dockstader, Principal of Charles Gordon Senior Public School; Roxanne James, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre; and Kacy Knight from the Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough; at an event to announce the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance (left), on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is joined by (from left to right) Roxanne James, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre; Kacy Knight from the Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough; and Cathryn Dockstader, Principal of Charles Gordon Senior Public School, at an event to announce the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announces the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announces the third phase of the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, Monday, September 8, 2014, at Charles Gordon Senior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), is joined by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers, in Delta, British Columbia, on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at an event to mark the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Canada Customs Office at Boundary Bay.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Delta, British Columbia, on Thursday, August 28, 2014, to mark the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Canada Customs Office at Boundary Bay.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), is joined by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers, in Delta, British Columbia, on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at an event to mark the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Canada Customs Office at Boundary Bay.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), in Delta, British Columbia, on Thursday, August 28, 2014, presents a plaque marking the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Canada Customs Office at Boundary Bay.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from right), pictured with granddaughters of Theodore Edward Calvert, who was named the first customs agent at the Boundary Bay customs office in 1914, and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers, in Delta, British Columbia, on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at an event to mark the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Canada Customs Office at Boundary Bay.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), joined by members of the Souls Strong and Alternative Pathways crime prevention projects, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Thursday, August 21, 2014, following an announcement of federal funding for two crime prevention projects in Halifax and North Preston.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Thursday, August 21, 2014, to announce federal funding for two crime prevention projects in Halifax and North Preston.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from right), joined by members of the Souls Strong crime prevention project, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Thursday, August 21, 2014, following an announcement of federal funding for two crime prevention projects in Halifax and North Preston.Full size image

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right) with RCMP Officer Kwabby Oppong, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on Thursday, August 21, 2014, during a visit to RCMP "H" Division.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2nd from left), pictured with (from left to right) Martin Boudreault, CBSA Manager for Training and Learning, Don Daley, CBSA Acting Supervisor for Training Delivery, and Johanne Simoneau, CBSA Supervisor for Training Delivery, during a visit to the CBSA's Atlantic Centre for Arming Training at the Atlantic Police Academy, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), shakes hands with Martin Boudreault, CBSA Manager for Training and Learning, during a visit to the CBSA's Atlantic Centre for Arming Training at the Atlantic Police Academy, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (left), pictured with Martin Boudreault, CBSA Manager for Training and Learning (centre) and Don Daley, CBSA Acting Supervisor for Training Delivery, during a visit to the CBSA's Atlantic Centre for Arming Training at the Atlantic Police Academy, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), poses with Don Daley, CBSA Acting Supervisor for Training Delivery, following a firing range demonstration at the CBSA's Atlantic Centre for Arming Training at the Atlantic Police Academy, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from right), is joined by (from left to right) Greg Farrant, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters; Member of Parliament Cheryl Gallant; the Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board; Member of Parliament Jay Aspin; and Tony Bernardo, Canadian Shooting Sports Association, following a press conference in North Bay, Ontario on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 to announce the coming-into-force of an expanded firearms amnesty, as well as the intention to table the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in North Bay, Ontario on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 to announce the coming-into-force of an expanded firearms amnesty, as well as the intention to table the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), is joined by CBSA Regional Director General Goran Vragovic (2nd from right), and representatives from the CBSA and RCMP, at a press conference in Hamilton, Ontario on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 to announce the removal from Canada of 20 members of a human trafficking criminal organization that had operated in the Hamilton area.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2nd from right), is joined by (from left to right) CBSA Director of Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Division Paul Vrbanac; CBSA Regional Director General Goran Vragovic; CBSA Inland Enforcement officer Deb Kerr; and CBSA Supervisor Carmen Sturino; following a press conference in Hamilton, Ontario on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 to announce the removal from Canada of 20 members of a human trafficking criminal organization that had operated in the Hamilton area.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (5th from left), is joined by the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence (6th from left), and CBSA officials, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on Monday, July 21, 2014, following an announcement that Canada and the U.S. are delivering on key Beyond the Border Action Plan commitments related to joint Trusted Traveller and Trusted Trader programs, including the official opening of the eGate pilot project that allows NEXUS members extended expedited passage at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on Monday, July 21, 2014, to announce that Canada and the U.S. are delivering on key Beyond the Border Action Plan commitments related to joint Trusted Traveller and Trusted Trader programs, including the official opening of the eGate pilot project that allows NEXUS members extended expedited passage at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), pictured with (from left to right) CBSA Chief of Operations, Marco Lessard; CBSA East Border District Director, Daniel Bernard; and border services officers, Sonya Campbell and Philippe Doyan, after touring the CBSA Saint-Just-de-Bretenières port of entry in Quebec on Thursday, July 17, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Montreal, Quebec on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, to announce that the NEXUS program has surpassed its one millionth member milestone.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Montreal, Quebec on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, to announce that the NEXUS program has surpassed its one millionth member milestone.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from right), is joined by (from left to right) Marc Paris, Executive Director of Partnership for a Drug Free Canada; Chief Mark Mander, Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee; the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health; MP John Weston; and Aly Kamel, Pharmaprix Pharmacist, in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to highlight the growing problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse at an event to promote National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), is joined by (from left to right) Marc Paris, Executive Director of Partnership for a Drug Free Canada; Chief Mark Mander, Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee; and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to highlight the growing problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse at an event to promote National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health (right), is joined by (from left to right) Chief Mark Mander, Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee; and the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to highlight the growing problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse at an event to promote National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2nd from right), is joined by (from left to right) Marc Paris, Executive Director of Partnership for a Drug Free Canada; Chief Mark Mander, Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee; the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health; Aly Kamel, Pharmaprix Pharmacist; and MP John Weston, in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to highlight the growing problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse at an event to promote National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Ottawa on Thursday, May 1, 2014, to launch the Government of Canada's comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan for federal offenders that is addressing their serious mental health needs.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in Ottawa on Thursday, May 1, 2014, to launch the Government of Canada's comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan for federal offenders that is addressing their serious mental health needs.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), is joined by George Weber, President and CEO of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, in Ottawa on Thursday, May 1, 2014, to launch the Government of Canada's comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan for federal offenders that is addressing their serious mental health needs.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), is joined by George Weber, President and CEO of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, in Ottawa on Thursday, May 1, 2014, to launch the Government of Canada's comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan for federal offenders that is addressing their serious mental health needs.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (left), is joined by George Weber, President and CEO of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (centre) and MP Gordon Brown, following an announcement in Ottawa on Thursday, May 1, 2014, to launch the Government of Canada's comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan for federal offenders that is addressing their serious mental health needs.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2014, delivers remarks at the 21st Canadian Legislative Conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Canada.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), shakes hands with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General President Harold Schaitberger, in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2014, after speaking at the 21st Canadian Legislative Conference of the IAFF, Canada.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2014, is presented with a token of appreciation from International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General President Harold Schaitberger and Assistant to the IAFF General President for Canadian Operations Scott Marks, after speaking at the 21st Canadian Legislative Conference of the IAFF, Canada.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre), in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2014, after speaking at the 21st Canadian Legislative Conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Canada. (L-R) 6th District IAFF District Vice-President Lorne West, 13th District IAFF District Vice-President Fred LeBlanc, IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger, Minister Blaney, 15th District IAFF District Vice-President David Burry, Assistant to the IAFF General President for Canadian Operations Scott Marks, and 14th District IAFF District Vice-President Danny Todd.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2nd from right), in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2014, after speaking at the 21st Canadian Legislative Conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Canada. (L-R) 6th District IAFF District Vice-President Lorne West, 13th District IAFF District Vice-President Fred LeBlanc, Minister Blaney, and 15th District IAFF District Vice-President David Burry.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (back row centre), along with MP Andrew Saxton (front row left) and MP John Weston (back row, on Minister's right) pose with representatives of the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia in North Vancouver on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, following an announcement of federal funding for the crime prevention project Changing Direction in Support of Aboriginal Youth, which will help at-risk youth in Nanaimo and Williams Lake, British Columbia.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (back row centre), and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) (front row centre), met with victims of crime stakeholders in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 to discuss recently announced legislation to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that would transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) (centre), met with victims of crime stakeholders in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 to discuss recently announced legislation to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that would transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (right), met with victims of crime stakeholders in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 to discuss recently announced legislation to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that would transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

Border Services Officers Vanessa Bickle and Debra Field (obstructed) and Detector Dog Handler Mark Ingalls look on as Minister Steven Blaney announces the awarding of a contract to redevelop the Aldergrove Port of Entry in British Columbia on Monday, April 14, 2014.

Project partners and stakeholders join Minister Steven Blaney, MP Mark Warawa and officials from the Canada Border Services Agency to announce the awarding of a contract to redevelop the Aldergrove Port of Entry in British Columbia on Monday, April 14, 2014.

Minister Steven Blaney (6th from left) celebrates the opening of a new NEXUS lane for the Pacific Highway Port of Entry at an event in Aldergrove, British Columbia on Monday, April 14, 2014. The Minister is joined by local MP Mark Warawa, officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and US Customs and Border Protection, and local Mayors and officials from both sides of the border.

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Steven Blaney meets with CBSA Regional Director General Roslyn MacVicar at an event to announce the awarding of a contract to redevelop the Aldergrove Port of Entry in British Columbia on Monday, April 14, 2014.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from right), and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (4th from right), met with (from left to right) Sandra Dion, Roger Lessard, Alain Fortier, Frank Tremblay, Lise Lebel, and Dominique Lebel in Quebec City, Quebec on Friday, April 11, 2014, to discuss new legislation that was announced on April 3, 2014, to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that will transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, met with stakeholders in Quebec City, Quebec on Friday, April 11, 2014, to discuss new legislation that was announced on April 3, 2014, to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that will transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, met with stakeholders in Quebec City, Quebec on Friday, April 11, 2014, to discuss new legislation that was announced on April 3, 2014, to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that will transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, met with stakeholders in Quebec City, Quebec on Friday, April 11, 2014, to discuss new legislation that was announced on April 3, 2014, to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that will transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, met with stakeholders in Quebec City, Quebec on Friday, April 11, 2014, to discuss new legislation that was announced on April 3, 2014, to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights that will transform the criminal justice system by creating, at the federal level, clear rights for victims of crime.

Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued a statement following his visit to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP), a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to reducing child victimization and providing programs and services to the Canadian public to help protect children on-line.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, delivers remarks at an event held by Women in Defence and Security Canada (WiDS) to honour the memory of a fallen female RCMP officer and to present the 2014 WiDS Memorial Scholarship award, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Ottawa.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3rd from left), accompanied by (Left to Right) Anthony Annunziata, Chair of the Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority; Canada's Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Rob Nicholson; U.S. Senator for New York, Charles E. Schumer; U.S. Congressman for Western New York, Brian Higgins; and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, officially launched Phase II of the truck cargo pre-inspection Pilot at the Peace Bridge Crossing, Monday, February 24, 2014 in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (centre); accompanied by Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (left); and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, tour the truck cargo pre-inspection station before announcing the launch of Phase II of the truck cargo pre-inspection pilot at the Peace Bridge border crossing, Monday, February 24, 2014 in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2nd from right) tours the truck cargo pre-inspection station before announcing the launch of Phase II of the truck cargo pre-inspection pilot at the Peace Bridge border crossing, Monday, February 24, 2014 in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today launched the second phase of the national anti-cyberbullying public awareness campaign, StopHatingOnline, to raise awareness of the impact and serious consequences of cyberbullying.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (far right), on behalf of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Steven Blaney, launches the Government of Canada's anti-cyberbullying public awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online, at Fairview Junior High School in Halifax on Thursday, January 9, 2014.